Month: May 2016

The beauty of travel blogs

What is the first thing you do when you start planning your holiday? Research, of course. You either scour the internet, read copious amounts of magazines and books, or even ask family members, friends and colleagues about the area.

A simple and very convenient method of research is reading travel and lifestyle blogs. By doing so you can gain insight on other people’s first-hand experiences of towns, areas and even specific accommodation. This also eliminates the tediousness from planning a holiday. A personally written blog adds a personal touch to the whole affair. Whether you’re looking to travel abroad, or prefer travelling locally and exploring the treasures of our beautiful country, try these blogs:

• www.inspiredlivingsa.co.za
• www.getaway.co.za/blog
• www.travelstart.co.za/blog
• www.travelground.com/blog
• www.tailsofamermaid.com

Insights on all of the above-mentioned blogs include things like the best restaurants to visit, must-see places and experiences, and the best places to stay. You will also find tips on how and what to pack for your trip, the best travelling advice, travelling with, popular destinations and undiscovered gems, what you need to know when travelling to your destination, and more.

Greetings and salutations

To pack or not to pack. That was my dilemma.

For those of us who travel often we have a fairly good idea of what should be included in our baggage. There are, however times that we should consider our destination’s contribution to our comforts and being part of the leisure industry to boot, I was left dumbfounded as to my daftness.

This saga involves the business trip to Mpumalanga that our department went on and this particular story took place at the picturesque Sudwala Lodge. The small group included mostly ladies and only Frankie was bright enough to pack a hair-dryer. She went on an early morning jog in the misty tropics while I had a lengthy and soothing shower. My hair was washed and conditioned; squeaky clean, silky soft but wet.

Time was of the essence as an early breakfast was on the cards so that we could leave for Crystal Springs.

Over a span of 2 weeks a bout of uninvited head colds had circulated the staff at work and I did not particularly want to play host to the sneaky little beast which I had victoriously kept at bay for over a decade.

It was early morning with mist hovering over the encircling mountains so sun-drying was out of the question. The only means of heat that I could possibly think of was the oven. While it was warming up, I bent forward to take a look at the inside workings of the oven. With partially dry hair I needed to skedaddle to the dining room. The result, my hair looked like an overused bushel of steel wool. I will eternally wonder what the staff’s thoughts were on one of the representatives from head office.

Oh well, good times and bad times but nothing can be worse than a bad hair day.

Adieus

Charmaine

Following our breath taking NEW website we decided change truly is as good as a holiday in our case.  But creating something new requires leaving the old behind and delving into the unknown. That brings us to the controversial word CHANGE.

Change is inevitable, especially in the business environment, keeping up with the latest trends and staying competitive in an ever changing environment requires risk taking.

That said, if you thought CHANGE is scary in your work environment even more so in our personal lives.  CHANGE comes at us from every angle, are you ready to embrace it?  The good news is that, no matter how daunting, CHANGE is very positive, it propels us to grow in all areas of our lives and gets us out of that comfort zone.

Do we find ourselves in a rut with the same old routine, getting up – going to work, getting home, eating dinner and going to bed?

Let’s spice up our lives a bit, that’s what we did with this fantastic holiday product.  Get up earlier and read a book, go to gym and don’t forget date night.  And most importantly get away and take a break, you know what they say change is as good as a holiday – so go on holiday.

Investing in some time-off for yourself and your family is one of those positive changes that you can make.  It is so easy and affordable.

Envision getting away from a tedious and exhausting routine and drifting into a change of scenery, of pace and activity. Start planning now and reward yourself for the time-off that you have worked so hard for.

LPA is an entirely new holiday offering.  No points and no disappointments.  You purchase a set week of the year and it’s yours for 5-15 years.  LPA guarantees your holiday at top quality resorts and you can exchange your holiday destination to anywhere in the world.

So why not take the leap and make the change, with LPA the choice is yours

The LPA Team